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9 June, 2021 16:50
Czech Republic EURO

EURO 2020 – Group D: Czech Republic

The Czech Republic does not come to the EURO 2020 with big names, but what they do have is a squad full of players who’ve enjoyed good seasons all around Europe. In Group D, Czech Republic has a tough schedule, facing England, Croatia and Scotland.

Even though they lost their final match against Bulgaria in their qualifiers group, they wrapped up their place in the competition comfortably as second of the group. They beat England in Prague to clinch all three points despite falling behind in the opening five minutes.

Czech Republic

Best EURO result: Semi-finals (2004)
FIFA Ranking: 40
Average age: 27

Last 5 games: Estonia (6-2, WC qualifiers), Belgium (1-1, WC qualifiers), Wales (0-1, WC qualifiers), Italy (0-4, friendlies), Albania (3-1, friendlies)

Czech Republic EURO 2020 schedule

14.06, 2pm: Czech Republic vs Scotland
18.06, 5pm: Czech Republic vs Croatia
22.06, 8pm: Czech Republic vs England

Get more information about the Czech team here.

SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Aleš Mandous (Olomouc), Jiří Pavlenka (Werder Bremen), Tomáš Vaclík (Sevilla)

Defenders: Jan Bořil (Slavia Praha), Jakub Brabec (Viktoria Plzeň), Ondřej Čelůstka (Sparta Praha), Vladimír Coufal (West Ham), Pavel Kadeřábek (Hoffenheim), Tomáš Kalas (Bristol City), Tomáš Holeš (Slavia Praha), Aleš Matějů (Brescia), David Zima (Slavia Praha)

Midfielders: Antonín Barák (Verona), Vladimír Darida (Hertha Berlin), Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria), Alex Král (Spartak Moskva), Lukáš Masopust (Slavia Praha), Jakub Pešek (Sparta Praha), Michal Sadílek (Liberec), Petr Ševčík (Slavia Praha), Tomáš Souček (West Ham)

Forwards: Adam Hložek (Sparta Praha), Michael Krmenčík (PAOK), Tomáš Pekhart (Legia), Patrik Schick (Leverkusen), Matěj Vydra (Burnley)

Formation & Style of Play

Czech Republic plays in a 4-2-3-1 with an organized defensive block that can both sit deep and push up depending on the situation. Tomas Kalas leads the back-line while the full-backs Vladimir Coufal and Ales Mateju like to look for an overlap in order to create chances from the wide areas.

Tomas Soucek and Alex Kral are two athletic midfielders. Soucek likes to go be more attacking. We will regularly find him the box, aiming to process incoming crosses into goals. Masopust and Jankto will likely play on the wings, bringing those crosses, or driving the ball into the box.

Vladimir Darida plays as the attacking midfielder. He can create space and if he receives the ball anywhere near the box it may mean trouble for the opponents. Target player Patrick Schick will be one of the main assets for the Czech Republic. The dynamic striker is charismatic in finishing and has had a solid Bundesliga season with Bayer Leverkusen.

The Coach

Silhavy was appointed as manager of the Czech Republic in September 2018, nearly a year after they had failed to qualify for the World Cup 2018 in Russia. Ever since, he has led his nation on a good run of form where they didn’t draw a single one of his first 22 games in charge, winning 13 and losing nine. At the EURO’s, the main goal for the Czech team is to go through to the stage of Last 16.

Player to watch

Key player – Tomas Soucek

Tomas Soucek has contributed a lot to the West Ham’s successful season this year. The midfielder settled in straight away and provided solid defensive assistance, as well as valuable solutions in the attack. Soucek has started to become a fan favourite in London. The 26-year-old has played in 33 games for his country and scored 7 goals so far. He is expected to be the connecting link between the lines of his team.

Some interesting facts

  • -Czech Republic has reached the semi–finals of EURO 2004. Subsequently, they have lost against Greece in the extra time.
  • -Jan Koller is the tallest player that managed to score a goal at the EURO’s in the last three decades.
  • -Pavel Nedved is the only Czech player that has ever won the Ballon’d’Or.

Expectation and Prediction

A talented team that has to play two away group games against England and Scotland. Moreover, 2018 World Cup runners-up Croatia awaits as the third opponent.

The Czechs face England in their last group game, and they’ll be hoping Southgate rests key players like he did against Belgium three years ago after a Last 16 place was secured eventually. However, this scenario will only apply if England win their first two games.

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Heik Kolsch
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